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Oculus Superne. System Definition Review. Mission Objectives Concept of Operations Aircraft Concept Selection Payload Constraint Analysis and Diagrams Sizing Studies to Date Aircraft Concept. System Definition Review. Mission Objectives Concept of Operations Aircraft Concept Selection
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System Definition Review • Mission Objectives • Concept of Operations • Aircraft Concept Selection • Payload • Constraint Analysis and Diagrams • Sizing Studies to Date • Aircraft Concept
System Definition Review • Mission Objectives • Concept of Operations • Aircraft Concept Selection • Payload • Constraint Analysis and Diagrams • Sizing Studies to Date • Aircraft Concept
Mission Statement To provide a multi-service UAS which acts as the primary detection method and facilitates a rapid response in the event of a system failure or natural disaster.
Target Market • Business Plan • Target Customers • DOT • NPS • Private Oil/Gas Companies Mission • Power Line • Pipeline • Forest Monitoring
Customer Attributes • Patrolling the Right-of-Way • Third Party Infringement • Constant Coverage • Cost Reduction • Safety Factors
System Definition Review • Mission Objectives • Concept of Operations • Aircraft Concept Selection • Payload • Constraint Analysis and Diagrams • Sizing Studies to Date • Aircraft Concept
Operation Profile • Type of Equipment • Ground Stations • Relay Stations • UAV • Takeoff/Landing on Rough Airfield • Operate from 1000 ft (AGL) • Observe & Transmit to Local Relay Stations • Relay Stations Transmit Information Back to Operator • Number and Frequency of UAV Flight Completely Customer Defined
System Definition Review • Mission Objectives • Concept of Operations • Aircraft Concept Selection • Payload • Constraint Analysis and Diagrams • Sizing Studies to Date • Aircraft Concept
Pugh’s Method • Concepts generated by individual group members • Picked base line Aircraft • Compared generated Aircraft to base line • Narrowed Scope • Performed method again, with new hybrid ideas
System Definition Review • Mission Objectives • Concept of Operations • Aircraft Concept Selection • Payload • Constraint Analysis and Diagrams • Sizing Studies to Date • Aircraft Concept
LiteMapper 5600 components Airborne Lidar Terrain Mapping System Sensors • LIDAR (Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging) • Corridor Mapping • Land Surveying • Vegetation Growth / Density • IR/Visual Camera • - Thermal Imaging • - Video Tracking • - Detailed Pictures
Payload Requirements Camera Resolutions • At 1000 ft AGL • 466 ft x 582 ft • At 12x Zoom • 34 ft x 43 ft
System Definition Review • Mission Objectives • Concept of Operations • Aircraft Concept Selection • Payload • Constraint Analysis and Diagrams • Sizing Studies to Date • Aircraft Concept
Maneuvering 2g max Climb rates Terrain adjustment: 0.9ft/s Minimum Climb Rate at Service Ceiling : 1.67ft/s Altitude Ceiling: 20,000ft MSL Velocity Loiter: 100kts 2g Turn: 87kts Performance Constraints
Wing Loading = 16 lb/ft2 Power to Weight = .08 hp/lb Constraints
System Definition Review • Mission Objectives • Concept of Operations • Aircraft Concept Selection • Payload • Constraint Analysis and Diagrams • Sizing Studies to Date • Aircraft Concept
Aircraft Design Mission • Low Cost Solution for Frequent Area Coverage • Long Endurance Time • Stable Observation Platform • Designed to Pipeline Constraints
Sizing Approach • MATLAB • From Constraint Diagram • Power to Weight • Wing Loading • ACS • Results Were Passed Into ACS • Currently Refining Inputs • Engine Data • Prop Data
UAV Engines ltd Model AR801-50 Current Engine Estimate
System Definition Review • Mission Objectives • Concept of Operations • Aircraft Concept Selection • Payload • Constraint Analysis and Diagrams • Sizing Studies to Date • Aircraft Concept
Aircraft Configuration • Pusher • Decreased Vibration (payload) • Clean Air Over Fuselage • Visibility • High AR • Increased L/D • Boom Mounted Inverted ‘V’ Tail • Prop Position • Weight Savings • Lower Drag • Pod Fuselage • Weight Savings
Internal Layout • Aircraft Dimensions • Fuselage Length = 6ft • Width = 1.8 ft • Height = .85 ft • Wingspan = 14 ft • Payload Volume • 1.5 ft3 • Engine Volume • .86 ft3 • Avionics • .24 ft3 • Wing Box / Extra Fuel • 1.4 ft3
Stability Analysis • Some basic stability analysis has been done for this aircraft. • Current estimates of the static margin for a fully loaded aircraft are 20%. • Current estimates of the static margin with no fuel are 18%.
Next Steps • Find more accurate aircraft weights. • Create a more accurate CATIA model of the aircraft. • Possible testing of the aircraft shape in FLUENT. • Final airfoil selection. • Structural analysis.
Summary • Mission Objectives • Concept of Operations • Aircraft Concept Selection • Payload • Constraint Analysis and Diagrams • Sizing Studies to Date • Aircraft Concept